In January, the Technical and Maintenance Point in Kraków was officially opened, implemented by the consortium of Budimex (consortium leader) and KZN Rail as part of the investment called “Design and construction of technical facilities for the operation of rolling stock at the Kraków Towarowy station” for Koleje Małopolskie.
The basic function of the Technical and Operation Point is to ensure inter-train parking of the Company’s railway vehicles as well as their maintenance and operation.
– Thanks to the operation of the point, it will be possible to perform maintenance, service and repair activities on time and in a planned manner, as well as to hand over the rolling stock for further use, in order to perform the assumed maintenance tasks for the Company’s own needs, without the need to travel to distant points. Ultimately, it will also be possible to provide services as part of the Service Infrastructure Facility (OIU) to other railway carriers in the field of technical maintenance of railway vehicles and other services – says Jakub Nagraba, Director of the General Construction Division of Budimex SA.
The investment was implemented in the “Design and Build” formula in a consortium with KZN Rail sp. z o.o. Budimex SA’s share in the consortium amounted to 57%. The value of the entire contract is PLN 79,338,000.
The following projects were carried out under the contract:
• preparation of the construction and detailed design along with obtaining administrative decisions;
• construction of a technical and assembly facility building: a repair hall with a social and office part, a workshop and warehouse part, a whole train wash and a technical part with installations and equipment;
• construction of a new system of parking and shunting tracks with a traction network and the Railway Traffic Control System (SRK);
• execution of land development and external infrastructure, including: construction of a fire protection tank, retention reservoir, construction of power connections and transformer stations, construction of a system of internal roads and parking lots, etc.;
• comprehensive delivery and installation of the facility’s equipment, including: construction of a full-train portal car wash using a closed water circuit, execution of a system for defecalization of trains, delivery and installation of equipment, in particular: underfloor lathe, trapdoor, laser wheel measurement system, rail vehicle lifts, wheel pressure measurement system, sanding station, de-icing station, pantograph repair station, delivery of a two-way vehicle for pulling Lokotraktor trains.
Budimex is one of the leaders in railway construction in Poland. The company is currently implementing contracts such as m.in. the new Warszawa Zachodnia station, which is one of the largest investments of PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA. The general contractor is also responsible for the construction of the Port of Gdynia railway station, the Ełk station and the Czechowice-Dziedzice station. In the last two years, Budimex has also completed the modernisation of the Warsaw-Lublin railway line, the E59 Rokietnica – Wronki section and the E30 Trzebinia – Krzeszowice section of the railway line.
